Mission Philippines 2012

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, I am excited to announce that God has provided an opening for Youth Education Strategies to proclaim the Gospel in the Philippines.  I will be traveling with David and Amy Stockwell to share the Good News of Jesus Christ in schools and churches in Laguna City from Oct. 3-22, 2012.  Our team is scheduled to speak with more than 10,000 students, so we are anticipating another great project and a mighty move of God in the Philippines!

I would like to take a moment to update everyone about Kenya.  Three days before I was scheduled to begin the mission in Kenya, we learned that teachers across Kenya had gone on strike and that classes had been cancelled indefinitely.  Because the primary focus of our mission is reaching people in schools, we felt led to postpone this project until the situation was sorted out.  This type of strike is unpredictable and not uncommon in countries like Kenya.  We encounter many challenges like this while doing international mission work, and we are comforted in knowing that God is in control and that all things will work together for good for those who are called according to His purpose according to Romans 8:28.

YES has just learned that the strikes in Kenya have ended after three weeks, and our team is optimistic that we will be able to complete our mission in the upcoming months once we have finished our project in the Philippines.  We believe that it was God’s grace that allowed the strikes to begin the week before departure rather than occurring while we were in Kenya.  As a bonus, because we postponed our flights due to “political unrest,” the airline says they aren't going to charge us to reschedule our trip!

Please join Youth Education Strategies in prayer for the Holy Spirit to give our team wisdom and guidance as we reschedule our project in Kenya, and for His power and provision as we share the Good News in the Philippines.  Thank you so much for praying and standing with Youth Education Strategies as we proclaim the Gospel to the nations!


In Christ,
Steven Stockwell
Galatians 2:20